Appliance for printing or reproducing maps, drawings, desings, pictures, and the like



Sept. 29, 1925.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED THOMAS KINGS AND BERNARD SIMONS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

APPLIANCE FOR PRINTING O'R BEPRODUCING MAPS, DRAWINGS, DESIGNS,PICTURES,

AND THE LIKE.

Application filed. October 20, 1924. Serial No. 744,713.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED THOMAS Times and BERNARD SIMONE, subjects ofthe King of England, residing atLondon, England, have invented a certainnew and useful Improved Appliance for Printing or Revide a large numberof copies in a simple and inexpensive manner.

In order that the present invention may ried into effect it ishereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is an end elevation of the improved appliance showing thestop provided for controlling the position of the drum;

Figure 2 is a similar View looking at the opposite end of the appliance;

Figure 3 is a plan View of said appliance, and

Figure 4 is a similar but partly sectional plan view showing the rollerseparated from the handle.

Now according to the present invention we provide an appliance forprinting or reproducing maps, drawings, designs, pictures and the like,comprising a roller or drum having engraved or otherwise arrangedthereon the map or the like to be reproduced, and a handle or the likeby which the device may be manipulated or pushed over the surface of thepaper or the like.

As shown and in carrying the present invention into effect the improvedappliance comprises a roller or drum ct provided with end bearings orspigots b and a suitable handle 0 by which the device may be manipulatedor pushed over the surface of the paper or the like cl. The surface ofthe roller or drum a is provided with a raised outline a of the map,drawing, design, or the like to be reproduced, which may be eitherpermanently formed or secured thereon or provided thereon in the form ofa schools, where it 1s often necessary to pro-' be clearly understoodand more readily cardetachable element or sleeve. In'the latter case asingle roller a may be employed for use in connection with a number offlexible sheets of rubber sleeves or the likea moulded with the map orother design, so that any one or more of said sheets could be suitablyarranged or clippedthercon as required. Suitably also the handles 0could be made detachable from the roller a so that a number of separaterollers a, each formed or provided with the desired map ordesign, may beused with a single handle 0. To this end one of the side members 'of theyoke piece forming part of the handle is provided witha bush or holeadapted to receive the spigot b of one end of the roller a, whilst theother side member of the yoke-piece is provided with a fork-like end 0adapted to be closed by a pivoted catch a after the spigot at the otherend of the roller is in place. Thus by opening the said catch 6 theroller a can be removed at will and another insrted. The roller itself amay be formed of wood, metal, glass, ebonite, or other suitablematerial, and in cases where the roller is formed in one with thedesign, the Whole may be cast in a suitable mould or be otherwiseengraved or formed.

In use the device would be employed in conjunction with an inking pad orcarbon paper and then rolled over the surface of the paper cl upon whichthe map, drawing, or design is to be reproduced. A suitable stop 7' maybe provided in conjunction with the roller to co-operate with the handle0, so as to prevent the cylinder from further rotating and therebyduplicating the map or other design when completed. The said stop f mayalso serve as a zeroizing stop when it is shown passed through a slot ina springcontrolled disc or drum 9 mounted to turn on the handle andco-axially at the end of the drum a1. Thus the spring ensures that thedrum a will be automatically returned to its initial or startingposition. If desired the stop f or some other member may be usedmanually to position or return the drum to its zero or startingposition. In the arrangement shown an additional stop it may be providedon the spring drum to prevent it over-running when the roller a and itsstop f are removed. Conveniently, in a slightly modified arrangement thehandle 0 itself may be formed of'wood or of bent or twisted wire havingprongs adapted could be made up into an outer case or con-- tainerholding a plurality of detachable maps representing a group of subjects.

In a further slightly modified construe tion a segment could be employedin place of a complete roller a, and then a separate handle could bedispensed with, as will be readily understood. 5 i

If desired, the frame may be constructed to receive rollers of varioussizes; for instance thearms of the frame may be of telescopicconstruction or they may be otherwise made adjustable. Further, aninking pad may be attached to the frame and "adapted to ink the, rollerduring its movement whereby the device will be rendered selfin-king. 7,

What we claim is I.

1. An appliance for printing or reproducing maps, comprising a roller ordrum, a design to be reproduced arranged on the surface of tl1e"drum,"aframe in which the roller is removably mounted, means carried by theframe for holding the roller against disconnection therefrom, a springoperated disc carried by'the frame, and a projection from the rollerengaging an edge notch in f's'aid disc to tension the spring in theoperation of the roller.

2. An appliance for printing or reproducing maps, comprising a roller ordrum carrying a design to be reproduced, a handle frame in Which theroller is removably mounted, spring roller return means carried'mounted, spring roller return means carried by the handle "fra'xne'andincluding a disc, and a pin carried "by the drum to *seat in a notch insaid disc, said pin cooperating with the handle frame to mainta'in theroller in normal position through the tension of said spring means andfurther cooperating with the handle frame to limit the operative rollingmovement of the roller in said frame.

In testimony whereof wehav'e hereunto signed our names.

ALFRED THOMAS'KING S. BERNARD SIMONS.

